diff --git a/templates/webpack.angular.js b/templates/webpack.angular.js
index b32809fc..b7d950c0 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.angular.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.angular.js
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ module.exports = env => {
     const entryModule = `${nsWebpack.getEntryModule(appFullPath, platform)}.ts`;
     const entryPath = `.${sep}${entryModule}`;
     const entries = { bundle: entryPath };
-    if (platform === "ios") {
+    const areCoreModulesExternal = Array.isArray(env.externals) && env.externals.some(e => e.indexOf("tns-core-modules") > -1);
+    if (platform === "ios" && !areCoreModulesExternal) {
         entries["tns_modules/tns-core-modules/inspector_modules"] = "inspector_modules";
     };
 
diff --git a/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts b/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
index 2aba89f8..eced35fc 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
+++ b/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,20 @@ describe('webpack.config.js', () => {
                     expect(isCalled).toBe(true, 'Webpack.config.js must use the getConvertedExternals method');
                 });
 
+                if (platform === "ios") {
+                    it('has inspector_modules entry when tns-core-modules are not externals', () => {
+                        const input = getInput({ platform, externals: ['nativescript-vue'] });
+                        const config = webpackConfig(input);
+                        expect(config.entry["tns_modules/tns-core-modules/inspector_modules"]).toEqual("inspector_modules");
+                    });
+
+                    it('does not have inspector_modules entry when tns-core-modules are externals', () => {
+                        const input = getInput({ platform, externals: ['tns-core-modules'] });
+                        const config = webpackConfig(input);
+                        expect(config.entry["tns_modules/tns-core-modules/inspector_modules"]).toBeUndefined();
+                    });
+                }
+
                 [
                     {
                         input: ['nativescript-vue'],
@@ -343,4 +357,4 @@ describe('webpack.config.js', () => {
             });
         });
     });
-});
+});
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diff --git a/templates/webpack.javascript.js b/templates/webpack.javascript.js
index 070ff65a..105992d5 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.javascript.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.javascript.js
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ module.exports = env => {
     const entryModule = nsWebpack.getEntryModule(appFullPath, platform);
     const entryPath = `.${sep}${entryModule}.js`;
     const entries = { bundle: entryPath };
-    if (platform === "ios") {
+    const areCoreModulesExternal = Array.isArray(env.externals) && env.externals.some(e => e.indexOf("tns-core-modules") > -1);
+    if (platform === "ios" && !areCoreModulesExternal) {
         entries["tns_modules/tns-core-modules/inspector_modules"] = "inspector_modules";
     };
 
diff --git a/templates/webpack.typescript.js b/templates/webpack.typescript.js
index e3b75ff7..75efdc61 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.typescript.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.typescript.js
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ module.exports = env => {
 
     const tsConfigPath = resolve(projectRoot, "tsconfig.tns.json");
 
-    if (platform === "ios") {
+    const areCoreModulesExternal = Array.isArray(env.externals) && env.externals.some(e => e.indexOf("tns-core-modules") > -1);
+    if (platform === "ios" && !areCoreModulesExternal) {
         entries["tns_modules/tns-core-modules/inspector_modules"] = "inspector_modules";
     };
 
diff --git a/templates/webpack.vue.js b/templates/webpack.vue.js
index f0eb6e9e..5f8cbec4 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.vue.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.vue.js
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ module.exports = env => {
     const entryModule = nsWebpack.getEntryModule(appFullPath, platform);
     const entryPath = `.${sep}${entryModule}`;
     const entries = { bundle: entryPath };
-    if (platform === "ios") {
+    const areCoreModulesExternal = Array.isArray(env.externals) && env.externals.some(e => e.indexOf("tns-core-modules") > -1);
+    if (platform === "ios" && !areCoreModulesExternal) {
         entries["tns_modules/tns-core-modules/inspector_modules"] = "inspector_modules";
     };
     console.log(`Bundling application for entryPath ${entryPath}...`);